The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-12-31
Vicinity items.
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Inc HIST term OF Inc lnlteu states Clf
cult Court in the new Peoria district meets
in April next, when Peorla's first L. S
grand jury will be impanelied.
Streator sends $500 to the Louisiana lot.
terry this month. Shows the utter and ab-
iect depravity of our southern suburb up
In Its worst form-gambling.
Aurora has raised $4,000 and gives it to
the Pitts Mefg. Co. of Marseilles as bon
us to locate there.
The Spring Valley independent says that
Patrick Murphy, one of the Irishmen who
was sentenced to be hanged, drawn and
quarted with the Manchester Martyrs, AL
len, Larkin and O'Brien, is at present in
the Valley, hale and hearty.
VIM. Baker, of La Sale, was severely
scalded by the plug blowing out of boil
er at the Plow works on Saturday.
The La Sale Dem.-Press says about
seven miles northwest of Peru lives more
than centenarian. His name is ThOs. Gran.
field, and he is 103 years of age, and grand
father of NJ. Manning who resides In Hall
township. Some 40 years ago Thos. Gran
field came to this city and located at the foot
of GoodiDg street, this city, the same year
iCulOVAhS w sAC INV huO 40 AAuaA
township, whore he has since resided. He
the oldest resident In that place."
Mrs. Pliney f. Moore, of Rutland, a citi.
zen Of this county for 80 years, died In that
village on the 18th Inst.
Abe Wooden, of Marseilles was found
dead In his bed on Tuesday of last week.
A coronors inquest by Dr. Clendennin, de.
veloped paralysis.
The present year shows the largest
amount of internal revenue that has ever
been collected In the Peoria district. Av-
erage daily receipts are $4,000 to $50, 600.
For November the collections were 1885,
923, an increase of $4,000 over the same
month last year.
James Craig, of La Sale, was bound over
to the grand jury by Judge Hanley the
other day, for assault with a deadly weap-
on Charley Larsen. Two dogs were fight.
ing in the street, one of them belonging
to Craig, when Larsen kicked them apart.
Craig then abused Larsen for stopping the
fight, and the latter offered to fight, when
Craig pulled his revolver and fired at him
twice.
The night Waterman of the old Eagle
shaft northwest of Streator had an exciting
adventure Thursday night. Upen going to
work he saw strange light in the engine
room. As he approached the light was
suddenly extinguished. He then put out
the light he was carrying himself and went
forward to investigate. Just as he entered
the door heavy piece OF iron flew past
his head narrowly missing him. AT the
same instant almost man sprang through
the window carrying the sash with him.
The Waterman followed him and fired two
shots, at the second shot the fellow yelled
as If he might have been hit, but he made
good his escape In the darkness, leaving no
trace as to identify or purpose.
$3,00O,00O are invested In the stone quar-
les of Joliet, which do an annual business
of $1,OOO,O0O. The steel works of that city
produce 100000 tons of finished steel rails
annually, worth $7,600,OOO wages of work
men, 100000 monthly. One wholesale
merchant does IA annual business OF 49,
100000.
The present year shows the largest
amount of internal revenue that has ever
been collected in the Peoria district. Av-
erace daily receipts are $4,000 to $4,000.
For Novem Der the collections were S .S55,-
JSO, I'LL luCtcuoC VI Poc,OoO o'SA WV S"AAc
month last year.
A Yorkville syndicate will endevor to
develop the coal fields of Kendall county.
Operations will be commenced at Mill
brook in few days.
The Streator post office has been moved
into the new building provided for it, and
has increased facilities.
Mrs. S. Brylski, of La Sale, prevented
the loss of $50, one day last week, by catch,
ing the thief as he was going through her
bureau.
The coroner's jury In the case of the men
slaughtered by the fall of the Barber block
in Joliet last week, brought in verdict
that the blame rests on no one, but that the
walls became weak on account of the wet
weather not allowing the mortar 10 dry
properly.
The liquor license at Spring Valley is
$1,000 per year.
Sam Jones, the noted preacher and lect-
urer is In Quincy this week.
Fifteen cases of diptheria are reported
In one ward of Joliet.